11,335 new Florida coronavirus cases reported Thursday; 129 new deaths

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TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 11,335 Thursday. According to the state's daily update, the total number of cases in Florida is now 1,094,697.

The number of Florida resident deaths has reached 19,591, an increase of 129 since Wednesday's update. In addition, a total of 260 non-Floridians have died in the state.

Locally, Polk County is reporting nine new deaths, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Sarasota and Highlands Counties are each reporting five new deaths, Desoto County is reporting two, while Pinellas and Hardee Counties are each reporting one new death.

Of the 1,094,697 cases, 1,076,547 are Florida residents while 18,150 are non-Florida residents currently in the state.

Bay Area COVID-19 cases by the numbers:

Hillsborough: 63,339
Pinellas: 36,426
Sarasota: 15,342
Manatee: 18,351
Sumter: 3,893
Polk: 30,365
Citrus: 5,350
Hernando: 5,692
Pasco: 16,988
Highlands: 4,178
DeSoto: 2,565
Hardee: 1,838

SOURCE: Florida Department of Health

The state is not reporting a total number of "recovered" coronavirus patients. As of Thursday, 4,549 Floridians were currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of COVID-19; in total, 57,468 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.

A total of 10,117,417 residents have been tested in the state as of Thursday -- over a third of the state's population -- according to the Florida Department of Health.

LINK: County-by-county Florida coronavirus cases and ZIP code map

SOURCE: Florida Department of Health

The number of new cases had generally been trending down in the fall, mirroring the number of tests being given. But it has begun to increase again. The 11,335 new cases reported Thursday was the highest single-day increase since July.

The rate of positive new tests has declined from its summertime peak, remaining below 10% for several months, but it has also begun to increase again. It was at 8.07% on Wednesday, the most recent date available.

After peaking in July, the number of deaths also began a downward trend in August that continued through October -- though "significant delays" in data reporting, as the state says, make interpreting short-term trends from that statistic less reliable.

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SOURCE: Florida Department of Health

PDF: DOH's full county-by-county COVID-19 case report

Editor's note: The number of new cases and deaths reported each day does not necessarily reflect the day that the case was confirmed. The state says some private testing labs dump large batches of test results which include cases from previous days, and data can take days or weeks to validate. Stats for today and previous days will likely change in the future as the state reviews more cases and updates retroactive data.

The state's number of deaths represents permanent Florida residents who have died from COVID-19.

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